Risk and benefit assessment of alien fish species of the aquaculture and aquarium trade into India

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-18

  Singh, Atul K ^a   Lakra, Wazir S ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETIC RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Alien species; Culture; Impact assessment; Invasiveness; Risks; Unauthorized culture

Indexed keywords

PISCES; PTERYGOPLICHTHYS;

EID: 79959559527     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2010.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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